Kiddie bronco



Sept 15, 1925. v 1,553,520

.1. w. DOUGHERTY.

KIDDIE BRONCO Filed Dec. 5, 1922 PATENT oFncE.

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Application filed December 5, 1922. Serial ll'o. 805,037.

To all whomit ma Be it known that J AMES W. Douonmmr,

a citizen of the United States, residing at' McKe ort, in the county of Allegheny and State 0 Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful toy for children which have named a'Kiddie Bronco.

The following is a specification of my invention. I

I The object of my invention is to provide toy which will be attractive to children and provide them with an up and down motion similar to riding on a spring board.

I attain these objects. by means of the dc means 0 bolts constitute a supporting member which will hereinafter be called the support. Mounted between the plates 10 and fulcrumedtherein by bolt 11 is the spring board 3, upon which is mounted the animal head 1 with the handle 2 secured therein, the screws 4 securing the head to the spring board 3. In roximity to the head or handle 1 or 2 is t e seat 5 and the back board 6 which together make. a seat and back support when properly secured to the end of spring board. The numeral 7, a rubber buffer attached to the end of spring board to absorb the shock of impact in case the'spring'board 3 and the rail 12 come to gether. which are secured to the spring board 3 in proximity to the seat for the children to put their feet in when using this toy. The eye bolts 16 which are secured in the spring board 3 and the rail 12 are connected by the chain 18 which limitsthe movement of the spring board upward; this chain is arranged so its length may be adjusted to vary the movement of the spring board. The curved section 9 of the spring board 3 is a safety measure so the children cannot et their fingers sheared off between 9 and t e plates 10. The numerals 16 refer to eye bolts secured in the spring board 3 and the rail 12; these eye bolts are arranged at suitable points near the ends of rail and spring board so that the spiral spring 17 may be changed to different points to suit the load met b :could be obtained pateevery possible modification of this by, which the'same results can be obtained in The numeral 8 refers to. stirrups on the seat 5. The spiral spring 17 furmshes the elastic; springing action which "makes this toy ,very desirable, it will be evgident that many other kinds of springs could be substituted for the spring shown and obtain the same result;- also it will be evident that there are many methods of supporting the spring board different to the,

' od shown which the same results and I propose to anticithe claims which will follow later. To use thls toy the child gets on the seat, 1ts weight causes the spring board to come down until the childs feet touch the fioor;,

the child then pushes with its feet a ainst the floor, this push of the feet couple with the pull of the spring sends child oil' the floor until the movement is restrained .or the ener scends an repeats the action. I also desire to mention that'I sometimes use a spring in connection with the chain 18 for limiting the movement of the spring board, this spring has a tendency to reduce the shock when the spring board comes to a stand still in its upward movement.

I claim as my invention the following:

'1. A toy of the kind described, comprising a support, a spring board fulcrumed on'said support, a seat with a back support mounted on the end of spring board, hand gripping handles mounted on said spring board in proximity to said seat, stirrups attached to said spring board in proximity to said seat, a spring attached is absorbed, then the child de-' to the end of spring board opposite to the end the seat is on, said spring having its other end attached to the end of the support, means for varying the point of attachment of said spring on the spring board and the support, a chain attached to the spring board and the support for limiting the spring board movement, a rubber buffer attached to the under side of said seat for reducing the shock resulting from impact between the seat and support, all substantially as described.

2. A toy of the kind described, comprising a support consisting of two cross members which rest upon the floor to form feet, a rail connecting the crossmembers upon which is securely mounted side plates which are provided with a hole and a pin for fulcruming thereon a spring board, a seat on one end of spring board, handles mounted on spring board in proximity to said seat, stirrups attached to spring board in proximity to said seat, a rubber bufi'er attached to the under side of seat, a spring attached to the end of spring board opposite to the end the seat is on, said spring having its other end attached to the cross rail-on said support, means for varying the point of attachment of said spring on the spring board and on the cross rail, a chain attached to the spring board and the cross rail for limiting the movement of the spring board, all for the purpose set forth and substantially as,

described.

3. A toy of the kind described, comprising a support consisting of two cross members which rest upon the floor and act as feet, a cross rail. secured to said cross members near their middle, a pair of side plates secured to said cross rail, a spring board fulcrumed between said side plates, a seat on one end of said spring board, a figure head secured to said spring board in proximity to the seat, a handle secured in said figure head, a spring attached to the end of spring board opposite to the end the seat is on, said spring having its other end attached to the ing provided with a semi-circular section which is radial with the point of fulcrum, a seat on one end of the spring board, a figure head on the springboard in proximity to ,the seat, a handle in the figure head, a spring attached to the end spring board opposite the end the seat is on, said spring having its other end attached to the cross rail, means for Varying the point of attachment of the spring to the spring board and'the cross 'rail, a chain attached to the 1 spring board and the cross rail for limiting the movement of spring board, all for the purpose set forth and substantially as described.

I testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature.

JAMES W. DOUGHERTY. 

